Radiation to personnel from activities induced in tank armor for enhanced-radiation and fission nuclear weapons
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6533852
On the nuclear battlefield, the armored-force commander must know the possible hazard to personnel who replace original crews that have been incapacitated by the very short initial prompt dose from neutrons and neutron induced gamma rays. After the initial prompt dose, the initial prompt neutrons will activate the chrome-nickel steel armor of the tank at t = 0/sup +/, and the neutron-activated steel will have a time-dependent emission rate of gamma rays that will impinge on the tank crew. We evaluate this time-dependent dose on the replacement crew from induced activity for both a pure 1-kt fusion and a 1-kt fission nuclear weapon.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 6533852
- Report Number(s):
- LA-9592-MS; ON: DE83005624
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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